"Kush Ups" is a song by American rapper

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, and featuring

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. It was released for digital download on June 7, 2016 as the first

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of his

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'', with the

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and

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. It was produced by KJ Conteh.

Production and composition

The song was written by Snoop Dogg, Wiz Khalifa and produced by KJ Conteh. The song contains a sample of "I Wanna Rock" by

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from his album '' I Got Shit on My Mind''.

Music video

On June 7, 2016 Snoop uploaded the music video for "Kush Ups" on Snoop's official website. The music video was directed by Dan Folger. The video of the single was shot in

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Track listing

*Download digital #Kush Ups (featuring

) — 3:57

Charts

Weekly charts

Release history

References

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